Chapter 1 is always the hardest.
You begin something new
The chest in your heart starts to crack
The things you hold dear
The pain you hide
This is the beginning of letting go
The demons scream
The angels sing
Make it stop
Your fingers halt above the keys
Why
Your laptop shuts
It’s over
Never again
I can’t do this
Bolt up the chest
Seal it shut
It’ll open on a different day
Just not today
Tomorrow will be a better time
To peek inside that endless black
Witness the horror
The gladness
Trapped in this wooden thing
Hidden beneath that still shut laptop
Waiting for a brand new day
April 26, 2019 Zara S. Porteous
